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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Madeline R. Darling, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriella Rose Dupont, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #23098Investigation of Factors Promoting Competitive Candidates for Entry-levelBioengineering PositionsDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in Bio- engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In her career, Marcia has been active in improving undergraduate education through developing problem-based laboratories to enhance ex- perimental design skills; developing a preliminary design course focused on problem identification and market space (based on an industry partner’s protocol); and

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raymond Edward Floyd, Northwest College

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providing guest speakers for introductory classes or society meetings. The final areais the donation of new or used equipment common to a particular field, or general test equipmentthat may be used in multiple lab exercises. These particular areas will be discussed in greaterdetail in the body of this paper.Introduction – The greater the interaction between Industry and Academia in curriculumdevelopment and course review, the greater the opportunity for engineering students to beprepared for careers in industry [7, 8]. This is especially true when the academic program isslanted to local industry needs. There are five general areas that can be emphasized that will bestbenefit the student: Advisory Board

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Andrew Schaffer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; John Carlson, Red Gold

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MDTtrack are required for employee/students in both tracks, and the degree requirements then divergeat the upper division courses depending on the employee’s career track.SIA reviewed plans of study for Purdue Polytechnic’s existing BS degrees in EngineeringTechnology, Industrial Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology,Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Organizational Leadership and drew the MDT courseplan out of those degree programs. Each of those traditional degree plans holds value for SIA,and the company hires graduates from those programs, but for the company’s in-house employeedevelopment and career planning program, SIA prefers a more customized plan with elements ofthe degrees cited above. Thus, SIA worked with

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Matt Albrecht, Quanta Services

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. Table 4. On-Campus Events ACTIVITY NOTES Career Day on Campus Career Fair targeting ET students; Quanta employees to present on company; QSWD Team to encourage students to apply for Internship Program / minimester course ETEC 1100 Department Quanta speakers on Campus for ETEC 1100 Dept. Speaking Engagement for both Speaker fall and Spring semesters Internship Program Info Meet with students to answer questions / encourage to apply for program Session Fall and Spring semesters Quanta-University Info session on Campus; Spring semester, Quanta speakers, representatives from Partnership Info Session QSWD Program to

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir I. Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Greene, Maxim Integrated

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discussed are some aspects ofengineering education and relevant trends in alumni giving.Keywords: alumni, voluntarism, training, ABET, laboratory, collaboration, experiential learning 1. IntroductionCal Poly is a predominantly undergraduate institution widely recognized for its excellentengineering programs. With an enrollment of over 5,800 undergraduate students and 280graduate students, the College of Engineering is a major supplier of engineering talent inCalifornia. As most of our baccalaureate recipients begin their careers in industry and do notpursue graduate degrees, our programs strive to keep a curriculum aligned with industrialpractice.Both the structure and the content of the curriculum determine the alignment. Typically, acurriculum

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Gallagher, Montana State University; Natalie Marie Villwock-Witte P.E., Western Transportation Institute

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continuing education initiatives for the Center; grant writing, program development and management; and conducting outreach to K-12 students. She additionally manages the West Region Transportation Workforce Center (WRTWC), a resource center serving a ten- state regional network of transportation organizations, workforce advocates, and educational institutions to communicate best practices, catalyze new strategic partnerships, and leverage resources to enhance the transportation workforce at all levels. In that capacity, she also serves as the Associate Director for the National Transportation Safety Career Pathways Initiative, part of a national consortium supported by the Federal Highway Administration to develop career

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julanne K. McCulley, Weber State University

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degree that serves the needs of local industry.Each successive step provides students access to advanced credentials and associated higherwages, allowing an individual to progress along a career pathway. Students taking advantage ofthe stackable credential track from one of the ATCs through WSU will obtain the technical skillsnecessary to be employed by a northern Utah manufacturer as an automation technician andeventually as an automation engineer. Each stage of the pathway directly supports economicgrowth in the manufacturing industry cluster in Northern Utah.The pathway was constructed by evaluating the courses in the IAT certification program fortechnical content. Coursework in the certification program offered technical skills, but

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Weinan Gao, Georgia Southern University

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course delivery. These findings can provide aguide for incorporating lessons in the students’ collegiate work to further help students masterthe higher ranking skills. The study can also further strengthen the College and Industrypartnership through better preparing the students for STEM industry positions. Career centersand advisors in colleges could use the study findings to better guide the STEM studentsin selecting the proper major and tailoring their skills to the employer needs. A moreindustry aligned college education will positively contribute to economic growth and creation ofjobs.References:[1] H. Salzman, "What Shortages? The Real Evidence About the STEM Workforce," Issues in Science and Technology, pp. 58-67, 2013.[2] J

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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McKenzie Caroline Lawry, Lipscomb University

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relationshipwith Trane in Nashville, TN. This relationship between theory at the college and practice at Trane began todevelop more heavily during the construction of the Fields Engineering Center on Lipscomb University’scampus. The Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering had a vision to make their new engineeringbuilding not only a place to host learning, but also an environment that could be used as a learning toolitself. Trane, as an engineering company with a local Nashville office that has employed Lipscombengineering students and graduates, found value in preparing students for their future careers throughexpanded learning opportunities in the classroom. The company saw a need for real-world experiments tobe conducted in a learning environment and

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

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career. In academia, thus, understanding anddesigning programs to enhance professional identity is vital to the successful placement ofgraduates into industry. This study will use Higgs’ [1] definition of professional identity as aperson developing “the attitudes, beliefs and standards which support the practitioner role andthe development of an identity as a member of the profession with a clear understanding of theresponsibilities of being a… professional.”As students apply and intentionally pursue a degree in a specific discipline towards becoming aprofessional, they are acting as agents per Bandura’s [2] social cognitive theory of agency intheir own future and make decisions according to their self-reflections, identified desires

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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me much more aware of what is expected and desired in the engineeringfield of new engineers, and has helped me further my opportunities and personal growth.” “It has taught me a lot about what direction I would like to take my career and academiclife to potentially succeed in a professional setting.” “The skills I learned in the program directly applied to my internship and helped me feelmore prepared for my participation in industry.” “It helped me get an internship the summer after my second year which I wouldn’t havegotten otherwise. Greatly increased my professional experience.” “The ISP has made me more ready for the professional world in every sense. I feel moreconfident communicating and navigating the

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University; Alexa Kottmeyer

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to become more student-centered.Issues 1-4 and 6 are addressed by implementing either a Problem-Based or Project-Based Learningapproach. Issue 5, however, is a challenge we will return to later. The distinction between the twoapproaches was well differentiated by a faculty member at Aalborg University in Denmark which basesapproximately half of their curriculum in a blend of these styles [2]. The difference is in Problem-BasedLearning the faculty member plays a role of “process-oriented supervisor” and in Project-Based Learningthe faculty member plays the role of “product-oriented supervisor”[3]. In order for students to be effectivewhen they go off and apply their knowledge in their careers, they need to have both tools for independentlyand

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide ; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; Christian Janke, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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performanceexcellence) to improve his career growth. On corporate level, competency mapping reinforcescorporate strategy, culture, and vision, and provides a common framework to improve theeffectiveness of training and professional development programs.In aviation industry, competency based workforce development has been implemented in theUnited Kingdom and Australia for pilot training, with the explicit objective of making employeesglobally competitive. Though the results are mixed, there is evidence that this approach appearsto confer considerable advantages in specific areas for preparing pilots to operate aircraft. On theother hand, similar practice has not been established, or well designed for ground crew training.The safety department, for example, has

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ahmad, Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana; Mike Wolff, Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana

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selected Engineering Technology program has both major and support courses to preparegraduates for technical careers in a variety of industries. The program combines technicalknowledge with communications skills and teamwork to provide the flexibility needed in today’srapidly changing marketplace. The selected program educational objectives are: • Demonstrate technical proficiency in the field • Apply quantitative reasoning and critical thinking in solving technical problems • Effectively communicate technical knowledge, ideas, and proposals to others, including upper management • Lead project teams in successful completion of projects • Have strong organizational and management skillsSeveral institutions nationwide provide

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Schmueser, Clemson University; Johnell O. Brooks, Clemson University; Robert Gary Prucka, Clemson University; Pierluigi Pisu, Clemson University

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), developing a structural configuration to efficientlytransfer BIW loads, creating occupant accommodation space, packaging of powertrain andchassis components, and conducting computational analyses to assess BIW stiffness andstrength. Once the structural performance targets were met, the final sheet metal foldeddesign was realized using aluminum in combination with adhesives and rivets. In additionto describing the conceptual structural analysis, the paper elaborates on the teamcollaboration required to achieve the final realization of the BIW structure.IntroductionEngineering education in the US has relied on traditional methodologies that havestruggled to provide early-career engineers with skills and experiences needed to succeedin today’s fast